Participate in Local Road Safety Plan Peer Exchange

This event, October 22-23, 2019, is designed to provide participants with the steps to create a Local Road Safety Plan focused on California’s path to zero death. If you are involved with your agency’s safety program or developing your agency’s Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) applications, we’d like your attendance at the upcoming Safety Peer … Read more Participate in Local Road Safety Plan Peer Exchange

Upcoming TRB Webinars

The Transportation Research Board (TRB) is hosting several webinars that may be of interest to local agencies. Upcoming Webinars: Lessons Learned in Transportation Scenario Planning, September 11, 2019 Implications of Technologies for Visually Impaired Pedestrians, September 17, 2019 Open Graded Pavements: A Primer with Emphasis on Water Quality Benefits, September 19, 2019 Managing Effective Transportation … Read more Upcoming TRB Webinars

Resident Engineers Academy FY 2019/20 Schedule

Caltrans Local Assistance and the California Local Technical Assistance Program (LTAP) Center have released the FY 2019/20 Resident Engineers (RE) Academy schedule. The Academy is designed to prepare participants to work as Resident Engineers on federal-aid construction projects, and to bring awareness to Federal and State requirements. Due to the demand for this academy, you … Read more Resident Engineers Academy FY 2019/20 Schedule

Webinar on A&E Contract Procurement

The California Local Technical Assistance Program (LTAP) Center is hosting a webinar on Architectural and Engineering (A&E) Contract Procurement on August 29th. This training focuses on Chapter 10 of the Local Assistance Procedures Manual (LAPM) and provides an overview of step-by-step procedures that local agencies must follow to procure A&E contracts. Specific topics include: Procurement … Read more Webinar on A&E Contract Procurement

Office Bulletin 19-02 Interim ATP Count Guidance

Office Bulletin (OB) 19-02 has been released by Caltrans Division of Local Assistance regarding Interim Active Transportation Program (ATP) Count Guidance. All projects seeking Construction Allocation at the October 2019 California Transportation Commission (CTC) meeting, and after, will be required to use the Draft Interim Count Guidance (ICG) to perform pre-construction user counts prior to … Read more Office Bulletin 19-02 Interim ATP Count Guidance

Announcing the FY 2020-21 Caltrans Sustainable Transportation Grant Application Guide and Call-for-Applications

Caltrans has released the Fiscal Year (FY) 2020-21 Grant Application Guide and call-for-applications for the traditional State and federal funding, as well as grant funding from Senate Bill 1, the Road Repair & Accountability Act of 2017.  A total of approximately $34 million is available for transportation planning projects statewide.  The Sustainable Transportation Planning Grants … Read more Announcing the FY 2020-21 Caltrans Sustainable Transportation Grant Application Guide and Call-for-Applications